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and he said unlike republicans, mr. obama has proven he can work with his opponents. >> president obama appointed etveral members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primaries. ( cheering ) heck, he even appointed hillary. ( cheers and applause ). >> reporter: and, scott, clinton actually veered off script and ad libbed almost half of that speech. we've also learned that the final draft came in so late last night, they were fact checking it just 15 minutes before the former president took that stage. >> pelley: norathank you. in reaction today, mitt romney said over the last four years, the president has said he was going to create jobs for the american people. and that hasn't happened. bob schieffer is joining me here in broadcast booth. bob, your thoughts on the obama-clinton alliance we saw last night. >> reporter: i tell you, scott, bill clinton and barack obama were never best buds. we all know that. after all, his wife ran against mr. obama for president. well who would have thought it, but a
and he said unlike republicans, mr. obama has proven he can work with his opponents. >> president obama appointed etveral members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primaries. ( cheering ) heck, he even appointed hillary. ( cheers and applause ). >> reporter: and, scott, clinton actually veered off script and ad libbed almost half of that speech. we've also learned that the final draft came in so late last night, they were fact checking it just 15 minutes...
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obama and republican house speaker john boehner failed to reach agreement on the budget, an agreement that they called "the grand bargain?" you're calling for cooperation in washington, but if you're re-elected, john boehner will still be speaker of the house. paul ryan will still be the chairman of the budget committee. how will anything change in washington if all the players are the same, including yourself? >> well, first of all, we don't know what's going to happen in the election. in my election or anybody else's. so we don't want to take that for granted. but let's assume i'm re-elected and the house republicans are still in charge. i think it's important to point out that even with all the back-and-forth that's taken place this year, we got a lot o stuff done. we have cut a trillion dollars from our deficit because of an agreement that i made with speaker boehner that got passed ones, and we'd like to see greate cooperation. i don't expect i will get 100% cooperation. but 50%, 60%, wouldn't be bad. >> pelley: but if you win, will you be willing to compromise? what are you will
obama and republican house speaker john boehner failed to reach agreement on the budget, an agreement that they called "the grand bargain?" you're calling for cooperation in washington, but if you're re-elected, john boehner will still be speaker of the house. paul ryan will still be the chairman of the budget committee. how will anything change in washington if all the players are the same, including yourself? >> well, first of all, we don't know what's going to happen in the...
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president obama and republican leaders had agreed to trim the pentagon budget, but today the house passed a bill that adds $8 billion in new spending. it includes funding for ships and aircraft that the military wants to retire. the president has threatened to veto it. the bitter climate in congress is holding up a measure on which both sides agree. democrats and republicans say they're in favor of extending the 1994 violence against women act. it protects victims of abuse. but does it go far enough? nancy cordes is at the capitol tonight. nancy? >> reporter: norah, the debate over this issue has been raw and emotional with some female members putting their personal, painful histories on the record to try to make their case. democrat gwen moore of wisconsin and republican sandy adams of florida share a history of being abused by men they trusted. moore says she was attacked in her 20s by a friend who gave her a ride. >> and he decided to take a detour behind some buildings to rape me and choke me almost to death. >> reporter: adams fled an abusive marriage when she was a new mother barely
president obama and republican leaders had agreed to trim the pentagon budget, but today the house passed a bill that adds $8 billion in new spending. it includes funding for ships and aircraft that the military wants to retire. the president has threatened to veto it. the bitter climate in congress is holding up a measure on which both sides agree. democrats and republicans say they're in favor of extending the 1994 violence against women act. it protects victims of abuse. but does it go far...
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governor not president obama. a group to watch in ohio is blue-collar white voters. the obama team has been appealing to them with ads saying when mitt romney was a c.e.o. he put people like them out of work. the president may not win a majority of blue-collar voters but in these battleground states where it's so close, losing some voter groups by a smaller margin is as much a key to winning as doing well with your core supporters. >> pelley: and what are you finding out in florida. >> there the picture is not as good on the economy for the president. the unemployment rate is 8.7%, worse than the national figure, and the state's still reeling from the housing crisis. florida is so complex, maybe the most complex state. as one veteran said, it's like three different states and two countries. you've got the republicans doing well in the northern part, democrats have the south around miami and they fight over the swing voters in the middle from tampa to orlando. cubans support republicans but non-cuban hispanics are
governor not president obama. a group to watch in ohio is blue-collar white voters. the obama team has been appealing to them with ads saying when mitt romney was a c.e.o. he put people like them out of work. the president may not win a majority of blue-collar voters but in these battleground states where it's so close, losing some voter groups by a smaller margin is as much a key to winning as doing well with your core supporters. >> pelley: and what are you finding out in florida....
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campaign, but republicans called out the campaign anyway. romney's senior adviser said the remarks insult hardworking moms. democrats quickly distanced themselves from rosen. obama's campaign manager, jim messina said she should apologize. even first lady michelle balm weighed in, tweeting every mother works hard and every woman deserves to be respected. anne romney herself, who normally avoids controversies, had this to say. >> my career choice was to be a mother, and i think all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. >> reporter: republicans have been looking for a way to win back women after damaging fights this winter're winter over insurance coverage for contraception, and funding for planned parenthood. a recent today at a-gallup poll found president obama led romney by 18 points among women. so romney has been spending more time talking about his wife, calling her sounding board. >> she reports reports to me rey that the issue women care about most is the economy. and getting good jobs for their kids. and
campaign, but republicans called out the campaign anyway. romney's senior adviser said the remarks insult hardworking moms. democrats quickly distanced themselves from rosen. obama's campaign manager, jim messina said she should apologize. even first lady michelle balm weighed in, tweeting every mother works hard and every woman deserves to be respected. anne romney herself, who normally avoids controversies, had this to say. >> my career choice was to be a mother, and i think all of us...
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the polls are telling us it would be a close race between president obama and republican mitt romney but the president does have a big lead in fund-raising. his campaign said today it raised $42 million to n the fourth quarter of last year. in the same period, romney raised $24 million. if you think there is too much money in politics, this presidential election will make your head spin. in 2010, the supreme court ruled that corporations and individuals may give unlimited money to independent political action committees known as pacs. these days they're called superpacs and they are spending millions of dollars on ads attacking candidates they don't like. chip reid tells us how wealthy donors to superpacs will make campaign 2012 unlike anything we have ever seen. >> reporter: after poor results in iowa and new hampshire, newt gingrich's campaign would, under normal circumstances, be all but over. instead, he's charging into south carolina, gunning for front-runner mitt romney. it's made possible by the generosity of one of gingrich's closest friends, billionaire sheldon adelson. the
the polls are telling us it would be a close race between president obama and republican mitt romney but the president does have a big lead in fund-raising. his campaign said today it raised $42 million to n the fourth quarter of last year. in the same period, romney raised $24 million. if you think there is too much money in politics, this presidential election will make your head spin. in 2010, the supreme court ruled that corporations and individuals may give unlimited money to independent...
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jan mentioned president obama and when we asked republican voters which g.o.p. candidate has the best chance of beating him, 49% chose romney. newt gingrich came in a distant second at 1%. that's a big drop for gingrich. just four weeks ago, 31% said he had the best chance against the president. earlier today here in manchester we asked the former speaker of the house and former front-runner why his support is slipping. >> >> i think largely the negative ad which is got picked up by the media and replayed and i've got to go back and rebuild. coming out of iowa where 45% of the ads literally were directed at me, they did a lot of damage and now we're undoing that damage. >> pelley: what's going to happen in two weeks? >> i think we'll win south carolina. in the end it will come down to romney and me and i think that choice that this is not a party which is going to pick a massachusetts moderate to go up against barack obama. >> pelley: do you have to win in south carolina? i think we have to. it's a winner take all state. it's always picked the winner and it's ve
jan mentioned president obama and when we asked republican voters which g.o.p. candidate has the best chance of beating him, 49% chose romney. newt gingrich came in a distant second at 1%. that's a big drop for gingrich. just four weeks ago, 31% said he had the best chance against the president. earlier today here in manchester we asked the former speaker of the house and former front-runner why his support is slipping. >> >> i think largely the negative ad which is got picked up by...
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>> reporter: scott, president obama carried new hampshire in the last election but voters many the republican primary today, many of them independents, were overwhelmingly unhappy with mr. obama. 81% said they were either dissatisfied or angry with the obama administration. and some of those primary voters were also not happy with the republican field. 67% said they were satisfied with the candidates in the race, but nearly a third of the voters said they wished they had another choice on the republican ballot. scott? >> pelley: thank you, anthony. bob schieffer, as always, is joining us now, our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation." bob, it's going to be a surprise if romney doesn't win here. what do you see? >> well, i think that's right. i think he has to win by a substantial margin. he's not going to win like 50% like newt gingrich is saying he has to. he hasn't shown up that high in any poll i've ever heard of. but on the other hand, you heard jan talking about how the romney people are playing down ex expectations. the fact is, behind the scenes they're trying
>> reporter: scott, president obama carried new hampshire in the last election but voters many the republican primary today, many of them independents, were overwhelmingly unhappy with mr. obama. 81% said they were either dissatisfied or angry with the obama administration. and some of those primary voters were also not happy with the republican field. 67% said they were satisfied with the candidates in the race, but nearly a third of the voters said they wished they had another choice on...
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obama aimed at republican budget proposals. >> it is thinly veiled social darwinism. it is antithetical to our entire history as a land of opportunity, and upward mobility for everybody who is willing to work for it. >> reporter: as for the long, drawn-out republican primary process, scott, romney made clear he's confident he will be the nominee and said he want het to be resolved as soon as possible so he can focus on the battleground states and on raising enough money to compete with president obama. >> pelley: thank you, chip. the president has another very unusual controversy on his hands tonight. a federal court has ordered the administration to explain what the president meant when he suggested on monday that the supreme court should think twice before overturning the national health care law. here's jan crawford. >> reporter: it was a shot heard around the legal world-- president obama telling the supreme court it shouldn't rule that health care law unconstitutional. >> i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordi
obama aimed at republican budget proposals. >> it is thinly veiled social darwinism. it is antithetical to our entire history as a land of opportunity, and upward mobility for everybody who is willing to work for it. >> reporter: as for the long, drawn-out republican primary process, scott, romney made clear he's confident he will be the nominee and said he want het to be resolved as soon as possible so he can focus on the battleground states and on raising enough money to compete...
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an obama-style candidate. someone who comes out of nowhe nowhere, is charismatic, brings everybody to their feet, makes everybody say hallelujah. that's a very rare thing. >> pelley: phil, how about you? why have you not made up your mind? >> i think at one point i was looking for the perfect candidate, one that i could be enthusiastic about. however at this point what i've kind of looked at is who can actually win the general election. >> pelley: stephanie, what issue is at the top of your mind? >> the economy, the size of government, the debt. >> pelley: is the economy at the top of your mind? >> economy is at the top of my mind. secondly would be state's rights. i think that this next four years is going to be on the economy, is going to be getting the government out of our pocketbooks, i don't think the social issues are going to be at the forefront. >> pelley: phil, every time someone says the word "economy" you nod your head. i wonder why. >> well, i actually think that's number one on the agenda as well
an obama-style candidate. someone who comes out of nowhe nowhere, is charismatic, brings everybody to their feet, makes everybody say hallelujah. that's a very rare thing. >> pelley: phil, how about you? why have you not made up your mind? >> i think at one point i was looking for the perfect candidate, one that i could be enthusiastic about. however at this point what i've kind of looked at is who can actually win the general election. >> pelley: stephanie, what issue is at...
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president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, were in the battleground state of ohio today with what amounted to a long-distance debate over how to fix the economy. first, we'll go to chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell. norah. >> reporter: scott, it has been a tough month of bad economic news for president obama. so today he tried to make the case that he needs more time. he also acknowledged that he and mitt romney agree on one thing-- that this election will be about america's economic future, but beyond that, he said they are offering two fundamentally different visions. >> of course the economy isn't where it needs to be. of course we have a lot more work to do. everybody knows that. the debate in this election is about how we grow faster. and how we create more jobs. and how we pay down our debt. that is the question facing the american voters. >> reporter: the president's principal argument today was that a romney presidency would be a return to the economic policies of george w. bush. >> we were told that it was okay to put two wars on the nation's credi
president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, were in the battleground state of ohio today with what amounted to a long-distance debate over how to fix the economy. first, we'll go to chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell. norah. >> reporter: scott, it has been a tough month of bad economic news for president obama. so today he tried to make the case that he needs more time. he also acknowledged that he and mitt romney agree on one thing-- that this election will...
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obama and the republican speaker of the house talked this over today and here's major garrett at the white house. major? >> reporter: scott, ther there a code of silence the white house and speaker boehner's try to apply to these phone conversations, releasing as few details as possible to protect the underlying negotiations. nevertheless, cbs news has learned the following: the speaker and the president spoke before treasury secretary tkpwaoeugter in'ers.e.c.geithneg over the cliff, the conversation was described as brief, meaning shorter than the 28-minute conversation speaker boehner and the president had last week. also those familiar with the conversation tell me -- or do not used a skwrebgive thes like "curt," "frank" and "direct" meaning it was probably more gentle. also i'm told scott this is no longer a time for check-in phone calls between these two leaders. everything now is substantive about the underlying merit of what treasury secretary tkpwaoeugter is.e.c. geithnerree done through tax loopholes not raising rates on the wealthiest americans. >> pelley: we asked chip rei
obama and the republican speaker of the house talked this over today and here's major garrett at the white house. major? >> reporter: scott, ther there a code of silence the white house and speaker boehner's try to apply to these phone conversations, releasing as few details as possible to protect the underlying negotiations. nevertheless, cbs news has learned the following: the speaker and the president spoke before treasury secretary tkpwaoeugter in'ers.e.c.geithneg over the cliff, the...
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here's the catch, republicans want mr. obama to agree to one trillion in spending cuts, mostly coming from medicare and medicaid. republicans want to raise the medicare eligibility age and reduce cost of living adjustments to social security. these have been red lines for the white house but the president is considering them now aides to both leaders say the president and the speaker feel the weight of this moment and know they can help a grieving nation by ending weeks of grieving acrimony. obstacles remain. but for the first time talk of a final compromise is no longer theoretical. >> pelley: major, thank you, senator daniel inouye died today in washington in a hospital where he was being treated for respiratory problems. inouye represented ohio in congress since it became a state in 1959. is he was awarded the medal of honor for his heroism during world war ii. he famously served on the senate watergate committee and as president pro tem of the senate he was third in line of succession to the presidency. daniel inouye w
here's the catch, republicans want mr. obama to agree to one trillion in spending cuts, mostly coming from medicare and medicaid. republicans want to raise the medicare eligibility age and reduce cost of living adjustments to social security. these have been red lines for the white house but the president is considering them now aides to both leaders say the president and the speaker feel the weight of this moment and know they can help a grieving nation by ending weeks of grieving acrimony....
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the obama campaign and the democrats, $75 million. we have reports tonight from jan crawford and nancy cordes. first, jan, covering the rom notice campaign. >> norah, romney and the republicans have outraised the president and his team for three straight months. their cash advantage could lead to shifts in campaign tactics on both sides. romney spent the day in texas raising money, assembling a warchest that could far outpace the president's. it was another big month for romney and the republicans who over the past three months have pulled in $284.2 million. significantly more than the $206 million raised by president obama and the democrats. and romney's not burning through money like the president's team which spent $109.7 million last month, $34.7 million more than they raised. that means romney and the republicans will have more to spend in the fall. they now have $186 million in cash on hand compared to $124 million for the president's team. factor in the outside groups and republican sources predict by labor day they could have
the obama campaign and the democrats, $75 million. we have reports tonight from jan crawford and nancy cordes. first, jan, covering the rom notice campaign. >> norah, romney and the republicans have outraised the president and his team for three straight months. their cash advantage could lead to shifts in campaign tactics on both sides. romney spent the day in texas raising money, assembling a warchest that could far outpace the president's. it was another big month for romney and the...
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. >> pelley: thank you, dean, president obama weighed in today saying the republican party has swung so far to the right that ronald reagan could not win a g.o.p. primary this year. he made that claim during a speech in washington. chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell was there. norah? >> reporter: scott, president obama for the first time today directly attacked his likely opponent mitt romney. it was part of a stinging rebuke of the republican budget plan that the president called "social darwinism" that he said would only deepen income inequality in this country. >> i believes in make-or-break moment for the middle-class and i can't remember a time when the choice between competing visions of our future has been so unambiguously clear. >> reporter: the president signaled today he is ready for a fight, blasting mitt romney for embracing a controversial budget blueprint for the country that was designed by republicans in congress. >> he said he's very supportive of this new budget. and he even called it "marvelous." which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to de
. >> pelley: thank you, dean, president obama weighed in today saying the republican party has swung so far to the right that ronald reagan could not win a g.o.p. primary this year. he made that claim during a speech in washington. chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell was there. norah? >> reporter: scott, president obama for the first time today directly attacked his likely opponent mitt romney. it was part of a stinging rebuke of the republican budget plan that the...
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on monday, mitt romney's senior advisors sided with president obama and against other republicans by calling it a penalty. today romney said not so. jan crawford sat down with the presumptive republican nominee in new hampshire where he's on vacation. >> reporter: romney has come under fire since the supreme court's decision because his position on this tax issue has been at odds with every republican that, of course, being in their saying that the health care law was in fact a massive tax hike. today in his first interview since the supreme court's decision, romney tried to clear things up. >> well, the supreme court has the final word and their final word is that obamacare is a tax. so it's a tax. it's... they decided it was constitutional, so it's a tax and it's constitutional. that's the final word. that's what it is. >> reporter: have you changed your views on this? do you now believe that it is a tax at the federal level? that the supreme court has said it's a tax so it is a tax? >> i said i agreed with the dissent and the dissent made it very clear that they felt it was uncons
on monday, mitt romney's senior advisors sided with president obama and against other republicans by calling it a penalty. today romney said not so. jan crawford sat down with the presumptive republican nominee in new hampshire where he's on vacation. >> reporter: romney has come under fire since the supreme court's decision because his position on this tax issue has been at odds with every republican that, of course, being in their saying that the health care law was in fact a massive...
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and, as the republican primary is playing out here, we decided to go over to the national headquarters of the president's reelection operation and talk with one of his top political strategists-- david axelrod. >> this is where.... >> pelley: we met axelrod at the headquarters that covers 50,000 square feet. 300 staff are devoted to advertising, social media, and building support for mr. obama in communities nationwide. >> i'm wondering whether you're still a supporter. >> reporter: the assumption here is that the election will be close. as you approach the beginning of the campaign, what are the president's weaknesses? >> it's no secret that we've come through a very difficult period for our country, a recession that began in 2008 and when we came to office was the worst that we've seen since the great depression. this is a difficult environment. no one would deny that. >> pelley: we wondered what the campaign intends to do with super pacs, those new political action committees that can take in unlimited donations from millionaires and billionaires. >> the president feels strongly tha
and, as the republican primary is playing out here, we decided to go over to the national headquarters of the president's reelection operation and talk with one of his top political strategists-- david axelrod. >> this is where.... >> pelley: we met axelrod at the headquarters that covers 50,000 square feet. 300 staff are devoted to advertising, social media, and building support for mr. obama in communities nationwide. >> i'm wondering whether you're still a supporter....
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: contraception has become a campaign issue for republicans. in january, the obama administration ordered all health insurance plans to offer free contraceptive drugs and services starting this summer. >> think what that does to people in faiths that do not share those views. this is a violation of conscience. >> reporter: under the new rule, churches would be exempt from covering contraception, but catholic hospitals or colleges would not. john garvey, the president of catholic university, calls that mandate an assault on the faith. >> i can't think of another case where in american law where a religious institution or religious individuals have been forced to pay for activities that they themselves believe are sinful. >> reporter: most health care plans in america already cover contraception and according to surveys most catholic women-- 98%-- already use contraception but the administration worried about the catholic vote has signaled that enforcement of this rule may not be very strict. in fact, scott, most charities already have an extra y
: contraception has become a campaign issue for republicans. in january, the obama administration ordered all health insurance plans to offer free contraceptive drugs and services starting this summer. >> think what that does to people in faiths that do not share those views. this is a violation of conscience. >> reporter: under the new rule, churches would be exempt from covering contraception, but catholic hospitals or colleges would not. john garvey, the president of catholic...
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obama's proposal and the republican reaction. nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, the president argued today that the simplest thing congress could do to avert the fiscal cliff would be for the republican-led house to pass a wilextending those low bush-era tax rate where's everyone in the middle class, even as he and republicans continue to debate over tax cuts for the wellie. >> step number one that we can take in the next couple of weeks provide certainty to middle class families, 98% of families with make less than $250,000 per year, 90% of maul businesses that their taxes will not go up a single dime next year. give them that certainty right now. >> reporter: but republican house speaker john boehner has balked at that idea. it would take away most of his party's leverage in fiscal cliff negotiations. >> there are a lot of issues on the table that have to be resolved by the end of the year, and i think i've laid out a reasonable framework where both parties can work together, and i'm looking forward to going down to the white ho
obama's proposal and the republican reaction. nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, the president argued today that the simplest thing congress could do to avert the fiscal cliff would be for the republican-led house to pass a wilextending those low bush-era tax rate where's everyone in the middle class, even as he and republicans continue to debate over tax cuts for the wellie. >> step number one that we can take in the next couple of weeks provide certainty to middle class families,...
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obama is likely to face the same republican majority in the house with difficult negotiations ahead. the rap on you from some people is that you have a very sharp analytical mind but you can be aloof. more woodrow wilson than lyndon johnson. and i wonder whether you think your personality gets in the way of negotiating with the congress? >> if your theory is that the president is your political opponent and our number one goal is to beat him than it doesn't matter how much of a charm offensive i put on, how often i have them over to superbowl parties or watch movies in the theater or have a drink on the patio, at a certain point they can't say yes. you know, i've joked in the past to my staff and to some republicans, look, if you want know come over, wash your car, walk your dog, i'm game if it means that we're actually getting stuff done on behalf of the american people. >> pelley: as we did with mitt romney, we will have more of our interview with mr. obama all this week on the evening news. whoever wins the presidential election eight weeks from today will have to deal with iran's
obama is likely to face the same republican majority in the house with difficult negotiations ahead. the rap on you from some people is that you have a very sharp analytical mind but you can be aloof. more woodrow wilson than lyndon johnson. and i wonder whether you think your personality gets in the way of negotiating with the congress? >> if your theory is that the president is your political opponent and our number one goal is to beat him than it doesn't matter how much of a charm...
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he was ambassador to china under president obama, an unforgivable sin to some republicans. >> if you're asked to serve your country by the president of the united states, you do it. you put your country first. and that's the philosophy that i will take to my grave. >> reporter: his economic plan-- a streamlined quacks code that eliminates all deductions and lowers all rates has been deemed best of the campaign by the "wall street journal." unlike most of the republican field, he believes humans contribute to climate change. >> i defer to science on this particular issue. >> reporter: he shares the morton faith with front-runner former massachusetts governor mitt romney, but little else. >> i haven't been on three sides of all the issues of the day. i ran a state that was number one in job creation as opposed to number 47. >> reporter: you've also called yourself the sane republican. >> my management style has always been to look realistically at issues. i don't pander. i don't do the pledges. i look at an issue and i say "what does it mean to the people i represent?" here's the rap agai
he was ambassador to china under president obama, an unforgivable sin to some republicans. >> if you're asked to serve your country by the president of the united states, you do it. you put your country first. and that's the philosophy that i will take to my grave. >> reporter: his economic plan-- a streamlined quacks code that eliminates all deductions and lowers all rates has been deemed best of the campaign by the "wall street journal." unlike most of the republican...
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his target, not his republican challengers but president obama. >> barack obama has failed america. >> reporter: there were some stumbles. and a big loss to newt gingrich in south carolina as romney struggled with republicans skeptical of his conservative credentials but the nomination fight showed he was willing to do what it took to win. a trait he's going to need in what everyone agrees will be a nasty and expensive general election. today romney kept his focus on jobs, calling the president a jobs destroyer. >> i'm not going to forget middle class families. they're asking themselves why is it that three-and-a-half years after this president got elected we're still in a tough economy like this. >> reporter: tonight he's raising money, appearing at a fund-raiser with gingrich and big-talking billionaire donald trump who endorsed romney early in the primaries. but romney also has to navigate difficult terrain. trump is an expert at stirring controversy. in the last week he started to again question president obama's birth certificate, an issue that for most people has been widely dis
his target, not his republican challengers but president obama. >> barack obama has failed america. >> reporter: there were some stumbles. and a big loss to newt gingrich in south carolina as romney struggled with republicans skeptical of his conservative credentials but the nomination fight showed he was willing to do what it took to win. a trait he's going to need in what everyone agrees will be a nasty and expensive general election. today romney kept his focus on jobs, calling...
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obama. voters also tell you something in ma what they're not saying. last week in south carolina, voters talked about gingrich almost like a preacher in that he spoke to their conservative passion. you don't hear that as widely here in part because romney has forced gingrich to spend so much time defending himself. even when voters feel more passionate about another candidate, they pick romney. a woman i talked to said she really wanted to vote for rick santorum but in the end she picked romney because she believed he could beat barack obama. i wanted to go with my heart, she told me, but in the end i went with my head. >> pelley: john, they will take their hearts and their heads to the polls tomorrow morning. thank you very much. federal investigators were here in florida today at the scene of that deadly chain-reaction crash. it happened yesterday on i-75 south of gainesville when drivers were blinded by fog and smoke. at least ten people were killed and 18 injured. mark strassmann tells u
obama. voters also tell you something in ma what they're not saying. last week in south carolina, voters talked about gingrich almost like a preacher in that he spoke to their conservative passion. you don't hear that as widely here in part because romney has forced gingrich to spend so much time defending himself. even when voters feel more passionate about another candidate, they pick romney. a woman i talked to said she really wanted to vote for rick santorum but in the end she picked romney...
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>> 57% of republicans say yes. and they have a right to be worried because of those independents we were talking about. a month ago, ron paul and mitt romney beat barack obama among independents. obama beats them all now. why? because the attacks in the republican field have hurt individual candidate images. mitt romney in particular has been very hurt. but more broadly, when people look to the republican race, they don't see them talking about the things that affect their daily lives. now candidates are going to start to get more positive. >> pelley: john, thank you very much. one more note from our poll. you remember that controversy last week when president obama said the health insurance companies of faith-based institutions must provide employees with free birth control? well, in our poll, 61% overall told us they approve of that policy. the number was exactly the same for catholic respondents. another issue this election year is the tax that's taken out of your paycheck to pay for social security. congress cu
>> 57% of republicans say yes. and they have a right to be worried because of those independents we were talking about. a month ago, ron paul and mitt romney beat barack obama among independents. obama beats them all now. why? because the attacks in the republican field have hurt individual candidate images. mitt romney in particular has been very hurt. but more broadly, when people look to the republican race, they don't see them talking about the things that affect their daily lives....
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the obama-biden ticket in blue and the romney-ryan ticket in those red dots you see there. we have correspondents in all three of those states tonight and first dean reynolds is in the birthplace of seven american presidents, the state of ohio. dean? >> reporter: good evening, scott, from the statehouse in columbus. you know, ohio started voting early, five weeks ago and 1,787,000 people took advantage of that opportunity, the highest number in the state's history. we noticed today as well that a lot of people are casting provisional ballots, they go to people whose address doesn't match their registration or who requested an absentee ballot from the state but never got around to sending it back in. those provisional ballots could provide a dilemma because they need to be validated and they are not counted until november 17 so a close race could keep us waiting around for several days after the election and that could provide a window of opportunity for lawyers who are descending on this state, scott, and may see this race go into the courts. >> pelley: and ohio could very
the obama-biden ticket in blue and the romney-ryan ticket in those red dots you see there. we have correspondents in all three of those states tonight and first dean reynolds is in the birthplace of seven american presidents, the state of ohio. dean? >> reporter: good evening, scott, from the statehouse in columbus. you know, ohio started voting early, five weeks ago and 1,787,000 people took advantage of that opportunity, the highest number in the state's history. we noticed today as...
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ryan crocker was congratulated by president obama today and by leading republicans. we had questions for crocker about america's progress in winding down the war, but first, let us tell you a little bit about him. we last saw crocker in afghanistan in 2011. you've been ambassador in what countries? >> well, i started in lebanon, then kuwait, syria, pakistan, iraq, and now afghanistan, so six times. >> pelley: you sure know how to pick them. he was a junior officer in beirut back in 1983 when he was caught in the first major bombing of a u.s. embassy by islamic terrorists. he was ambassador to iraq where he helped turn that war around, and he retired in 2009, but then, president obama asked him to take on afghanistan two years later. ambassador crocker is joining us from the state department. ambassador crocker, one of your goals was to get the enemy to the negotiating table. that really hasn't happened, and i wonder why the taliban aren't talking. >> scott, bear in mind, that while we definitely want to see a negotiated settlement-- that's how insurgencies end-- it's
ryan crocker was congratulated by president obama today and by leading republicans. we had questions for crocker about america's progress in winding down the war, but first, let us tell you a little bit about him. we last saw crocker in afghanistan in 2011. you've been ambassador in what countries? >> well, i started in lebanon, then kuwait, syria, pakistan, iraq, and now afghanistan, so six times. >> pelley: you sure know how to pick them. he was a junior officer in beirut back in...
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lack of experience, you'll remember, is a complaint republicans had about candidate obama. and there's the question also of policy. during the primary campaign, governor romney said arizona's much-debated immigration laws were a model for the nation. senator rubio said last week they should not be a model. >> pelley: john, we were talking earlier about some other people that you thought romney might consider for vice president. what have you found out? >> one of the men who would fit that bill is senator rob portman from the bellwether state of ohio. they was director of the office of management and budget under george bush. another, virginia governor bob mcdonnel, he is a 21-year army veteran. virginia is one of the top four states romney folks point out is crucial to them. then finally we have governor jeb bush, former governor of florida. he was popular when he left office. he said he would consider running if he was asked then having opened the door a wee bit tried to slam it shut immediately saying the doubts that kept him running for the presidency would almost certai
lack of experience, you'll remember, is a complaint republicans had about candidate obama. and there's the question also of policy. during the primary campaign, governor romney said arizona's much-debated immigration laws were a model for the nation. senator rubio said last week they should not be a model. >> pelley: john, we were talking earlier about some other people that you thought romney might consider for vice president. what have you found out? >> one of the men who would...
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>> well, governor romney want this is election to be about president obama's record, president obama wants the election to be about which candidate is going to give people the fairest shake in the future. so by using that republican icon, he's trying to paint romney and his republican colleagues as so unfair even ronald reagan wouldn't agree with them. republicans point out that when reagan called for fairness it was part of a much larger tax cut and tax reform program that barack obama, scott, would probably not support. >> pelley: john, thanks very much. putting the police a step ahead. a computer program that can predict where crime will occur. that's when we come back. ls ] lucky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping ] so get allstate. you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like me. [ dennis ] dollar for dollar, nobody protects you from mayhem like allstate. nighttime is the wor
>> well, governor romney want this is election to be about president obama's record, president obama wants the election to be about which candidate is going to give people the fairest shake in the future. so by using that republican icon, he's trying to paint romney and his republican colleagues as so unfair even ronald reagan wouldn't agree with them. republicans point out that when reagan called for fairness it was part of a much larger tax cut and tax reform program that barack obama,...
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until then, our top story comes from the white house where president obama went out of his way to steal some of the super tuesday spotlight from the republicans by holding his first news conference in three months. in a reference to some of his g.o.p. opponents, the president said people talking about war with iran don't understand the burdens of commander in chief. among the questioners today was chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell who joins us tonight. norah? >> reporter: and, scott, the president fiercely defended his iran policy and he accused his republican rivals of recklessly beating the drums of war with a lot of tough talk. the president said pointedly that war is "not a game." >> what's said on the campaign trail, you know, those folks don't have a lot of responsibilities. they're not commander-in-chief. and when i see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, i'm reminded of the costs involved in war. >> reporter: on iran, the president's preference for tougher sanctions and diplomacy is under fire from republicans. rick santorum today called i
until then, our top story comes from the white house where president obama went out of his way to steal some of the super tuesday spotlight from the republicans by holding his first news conference in three months. in a reference to some of his g.o.p. opponents, the president said people talking about war with iran don't understand the burdens of commander in chief. among the questioners today was chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell who joins us tonight. norah? >> reporter:...
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the tax cut was also item number one on president obama's jobs agenda. the president gave republicans back handed praise for cutting the deal >> it is amazing what happens when congress focuses on doing the right thing instead of just playing politics this was a good example and congress should take pride in it. >> reporter: republicans fought the tax cut for months because it wasn't paid for. but that was hurting them politically. and as michigan's fred upton explained, they realized most workers needed the help. >> it's not the way to fix the economy, but we need do it now to offer a measure of relief to those in need. >> reporter: but democrats compromised big by agree cap unemployment benefits. the benefits which vary by state have been available on average for up to 93 weeks. the deal sets a new cap of 63 weeks. the bottom line on the bill adds $89 billion to the deficit and has anti-deficit republicans like alan west in disbelief. what happened to the republican opposition that said no more deficit spending? >> i think that what happens is the d.c.
the tax cut was also item number one on president obama's jobs agenda. the president gave republicans back handed praise for cutting the deal >> it is amazing what happens when congress focuses on doing the right thing instead of just playing politics this was a good example and congress should take pride in it. >> reporter: republicans fought the tax cut for months because it wasn't paid for. but that was hurting them politically. and as michigan's fred upton explained, they...
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obama holds a wide advantage over republican mitt romney among hispanics. the latest gallup poll has him up over 40 points. today mr. romney suggested congress should tackle the issue but offered no specifics. >> i believe the status of young people who come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered and should be solved on a long-term basis so they know what their future would be in this country. >> reporter: and the governor would not answer repeated questions from reporters... governor would you reverse this? ... about whether he would reverse the policy if elected president. scott, this is a big issue because both candidates will address latino leaders in florida next week. romney said during the primary campaign that he opposed the dream act, calling it a "handout" and said he'd veto it. >> pelley: norah, the president side stepped the congress on this. what are they saying on capitol hill? >> reporter: there was widespread opposition in congress. in fact, senator john mccain called this a politically motivated power gra
obama holds a wide advantage over republican mitt romney among hispanics. the latest gallup poll has him up over 40 points. today mr. romney suggested congress should tackle the issue but offered no specifics. >> i believe the status of young people who come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered and should be solved on a long-term basis so they know what their future would be in this country. >> reporter: and the governor would not answer...
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all of this made us curious about what tax rate president obama is paying. the rate on his latest federal return filed last year was 33.8%. that's because most of his income came from book royalties and from his federal salary of $400,000 a year. all of that is taxed as ordinary income. how are the tax returns of the rich and famous going to play with voters who are struggling with 8.5% unemployment? for some insight into that we turn to john dickerson, our cbs news political director who's been talking to voters in south carolina this week. john? >> reporter: in talking to voters at various events, i got two reactions. one was from people who thought, gee, they paid a little bit more than 15%. one man said given all of the money governor romney has, shouldn't he pay a little bit more. but the overwhelming reaction was from people who saw nothing wrong with them. governor romney didn't break any rules and they like lower capital gains. a woman from lexington, south carolina, explained in the textbook fashion. she said "lower capital gains allow people like g
all of this made us curious about what tax rate president obama is paying. the rate on his latest federal return filed last year was 33.8%. that's because most of his income came from book royalties and from his federal salary of $400,000 a year. all of that is taxed as ordinary income. how are the tax returns of the rich and famous going to play with voters who are struggling with 8.5% unemployment? for some insight into that we turn to john dickerson, our cbs news political director who's...
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now, four years ago barack obama d n wisconsin by 14 points but republicans here say that if scott walker prevail this is evening it means that wisconsin is back in play in the general election in november. and evidently, scott, the president's campaign agrees because his team members said this week that wisconsin is now a tossup. >> pelley: dean, thank you. another major concern for the president tonight is keeping a lid on europe's debt crisis which now threatens the u.s. recovery. today mr. obama spoke by telephone with britain's prime minister david cameron. they talked about ways of propping up european banks. earlier, officials from the u.s. and the world's top economies held an emergency conference call. chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell joins us with more details about that tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, one of the president's top wa worries is tt this european crisis, if not solved, could send the american economy into a tail spin. so that's why the obama administration today set up this call with a group of seven nation which is include great britain, germany,
now, four years ago barack obama d n wisconsin by 14 points but republicans here say that if scott walker prevail this is evening it means that wisconsin is back in play in the general election in november. and evidently, scott, the president's campaign agrees because his team members said this week that wisconsin is now a tossup. >> pelley: dean, thank you. another major concern for the president tonight is keeping a lid on europe's debt crisis which now threatens the u.s. recovery....
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obama four years ago endorsed him again today. colin powell, the former secretary of state, made the announcement today on "cbs this morning." >> i think this is an exciting race between two very, very capable men, and i signed on for a long patrol with president obama, and i don't think this is the time to make such a sudden change. and not only am i not wonderful with what governor romney is proposing for his economic plan. i have concerns about his-- his views on foreign policy. >> pelley: and after that, mr. obama telephoned secretary powell to thank him for his endorsement. nancy cordes is with the president in cleveland tonight. nancy. >> reporter: scott, the president is in the 35th hour of a marathon eight-state campaign swing that culminates tonight here in cleveland. he's losing his voice, and that's cupid of the point, to show that he's willing to go the extra mile, or in this case, 7300 extra miles, to earn a second term. >> just have to keep on keeping on. ( cheers and applause ). until every single person out there w
obama four years ago endorsed him again today. colin powell, the former secretary of state, made the announcement today on "cbs this morning." >> i think this is an exciting race between two very, very capable men, and i signed on for a long patrol with president obama, and i don't think this is the time to make such a sudden change. and not only am i not wonderful with what governor romney is proposing for his economic plan. i have concerns about his-- his views on foreign...
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republicans will still control the house, democrats the senate, and barack obama will still be president. this was the scene tonight as the president and the first family returned from chicago aboard air force one. they landed at joint base andrews right outside washington, d.c we will have a look at what you can expect from washington many the future, but first the latest returns. we still can't project a winner the presidential contest in florida, but even without florida mr. obama has 303 electoral votes-- well over the 270 needed for victory. mitt romney ended up with 206. this is the popular vote total. they're still counting, but the president is ahead by nearly three million votes. in his victory celebration last night, the president said "the best is yet to come." he's been calling congressional leaders, and both the president and republican house speaker john boehner are talking about a new spirit of cooperation. but there are battles ahead and we have a team of correspondents covering this fresh start with old players in washington. first, nancy cordes with the president. >> re
republicans will still control the house, democrats the senate, and barack obama will still be president. this was the scene tonight as the president and the first family returned from chicago aboard air force one. they landed at joint base andrews right outside washington, d.c we will have a look at what you can expect from washington many the future, but first the latest returns. we still can't project a winner the presidential contest in florida, but even without florida mr. obama has 303...
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today, president obama has succeeded where they failed, but republicans are vowing to press on. bruce leshan was there in the supreme court chambers when the chief justice announced that the individual mandate will be constitutional. but bruce, this may not be the end? >> reporter: it may not be the end, andrea. the republicans are vowing to fight on. i'll tell you what though. both parties are out
today, president obama has succeeded where they failed, but republicans are vowing to press on. bruce leshan was there in the supreme court chambers when the chief justice announced that the individual mandate will be constitutional. but bruce, this may not be the end? >> reporter: it may not be the end, andrea. the republicans are vowing to fight on. i'll tell you what though. both parties are out
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so at the risk of alienating a whole lot of potential customers, i would say the obama administration did a good job. >> reporter: republican presidential hopeful mitt romney and other critics have argued the bailout was unnecessary, and that the regular bankruptcy process would have made g.m. and chrysler stronger companies. would that have happened? >> not in my opinion, and it would have been in bankruptcy for years, and i think you could have written off this company, this industry, and this country. >> reporter: instead, scott, g.m. announced today that 47,500 blue collar workers in the u.s. will be getting profit sharing checks next month, checks of approximately $7,000 apiece. >> pelley: dean, thank you very much. we notice g.m. is selling more cars in china than it does in the u.s. g.m. sold 2.5 million vehicles in china last year. and it turns out the chinese love buicks. they bought 645,000. but nearly all of the dhars g.m. sells in china are made in china. only 1% are imported from north america, their cadillacs. we were surprised on tuesday when the f.d.a. warned doctors a
so at the risk of alienating a whole lot of potential customers, i would say the obama administration did a good job. >> reporter: republican presidential hopeful mitt romney and other critics have argued the bailout was unnecessary, and that the regular bankruptcy process would have made g.m. and chrysler stronger companies. would that have happened? >> not in my opinion, and it would have been in bankruptcy for years, and i think you could have written off this company, this...
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today the house of representatives voted to repeal president obama's health care law. it is the 33rd time that house republicans have done that even though they know the repeal won't go anywhere, it won't be considered by the senate-- which is controlled by the democrats-- and, of course, the president would veto it. with so much urgent business before the house, why spend so much time voting to repeal the law over and over again? we asked nancy cordes to look into it. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: house republicans have now held so many repeal votes lawmakers are losing track. >> this is the 31st repeal vote. >> today's 32nd repeal vote of health care. >> reporter: in fact, it is the 33rd vote to repeal all or part of the president's health care law, a republican effort that, according to a cbs news tally, has taken up at least 80 hours on the house floor. that's two full work weeks since early 2011. texas republican lamar smith. >> obamacare is a massive tax hike on the middle-class. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: but today's measure will suffer the same f
today the house of representatives voted to repeal president obama's health care law. it is the 33rd time that house republicans have done that even though they know the repeal won't go anywhere, it won't be considered by the senate-- which is controlled by the democrats-- and, of course, the president would veto it. with so much urgent business before the house, why spend so much time voting to repeal the law over and over again? we asked nancy cordes to look into it. >> the bill is...
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you know, whether it comes from a democrat or a republican, i just love a good political speech. but i was beginning to think our modern politicians had forgotten how to give one-- until last night. michelle obama wowed this crowd with a speech about her husband that brought cheers, the occasional tear, and a remarkable insight on life in the white house. she said she had learned the presidency doesn't change a person, it reveals him. we're told she actually wrote most of this speech herself, which is is a refreshing rarity. but her speech was no better than the one delivered by san antonio's dynamic young mayor julian castro. he delivered the kind of speech we used to call a "barn burner." my favorite line, he said "you can't be pro-business unless you're pro-education." it is about time somebody said that. well, everybody's expecting a big speech tonight from bill clinton but he'll have to go some to beat what we heard here last night. >> pelley: thank you, bob. and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. bob and i will be back at 10:00 eastern time with live coverage of th
you know, whether it comes from a democrat or a republican, i just love a good political speech. but i was beginning to think our modern politicians had forgotten how to give one-- until last night. michelle obama wowed this crowd with a speech about her husband that brought cheers, the occasional tear, and a remarkable insight on life in the white house. she said she had learned the presidency doesn't change a person, it reveals him. we're told she actually wrote most of this speech herself,...
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. >> reporter: republican rival newt gingrich today said mr. obama was to blame for the rising cost and then he made this campaign trail pledge. >> i really would change things pretty dramatically. $2.50 a gallon is not a radical idea. $1.13 on average the four years i was speaker. it was $1.89 when barack obama was sworn in. >> reporter: that kind of promise prompted this from white house spokesman jay carney. >> this kind of situation that comes periodically because of a rise in the price of oil globally often results in magic solutions being put forward by politicians who may or may not know what they're talking about. >> reporter: is the rise in gas price it is president's fault? >> look, the rise... the rise in gas prices is clearly the effect of a variety of factors on the global price of oil. they include unrest in certain regions of the world. they include growth in areas like china and india. >> reporter: and, scott, the instability in iran is, of course, having speculators driving up the price of oil and as always there is increased d
. >> reporter: republican rival newt gingrich today said mr. obama was to blame for the rising cost and then he made this campaign trail pledge. >> i really would change things pretty dramatically. $2.50 a gallon is not a radical idea. $1.13 on average the four years i was speaker. it was $1.89 when barack obama was sworn in. >> reporter: that kind of promise prompted this from white house spokesman jay carney. >> this kind of situation that comes periodically because of...
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one of them is the son of ray lahood, president obama's transportation secretary. sam lahood heads the egypt office for the international republican institute and is now forbidden to leave cairo. were you surprised when you saw your name on the list? >> i was surprised. so was my wife. >> reporter: other americans like charles dunne were safely at home in washington, d.c. when the charges were announced. as a director of the pro-democracy group freedom house, dunne was cited for operating in the country without a license. the egyptian government is accusing you and others of fomenting this unrest plaguing egypt. >> right. of course, we're doing nothing of the kind. this is completely trumped up political charges. >> reporter: if convicted, the americans could face up to five years in prison. and today white house press secretary jay carney indicated that $1.5 billion in u.s. foreign aid to egypt could now be in jeopardy. >> we have made clear both in our public statements and private communications how seriously we take this and that these actions could have conseq
one of them is the son of ray lahood, president obama's transportation secretary. sam lahood heads the egypt office for the international republican institute and is now forbidden to leave cairo. were you surprised when you saw your name on the list? >> i was surprised. so was my wife. >> reporter: other americans like charles dunne were safely at home in washington, d.c. when the charges were announced. as a director of the pro-democracy group freedom house, dunne was cited for...
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. >>> do we want to stay in the path that president obama has placed us upon? >> that is republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan speaking before thousands of enthusiastic supporters in springfield, virginia, today. ryan wrapped up his rally at west springfield high school a short time ago. peggy fox joins us now with the details. >> reporter: a capacity crowd of 1,500 filled the west springfield high school gym to hear paul ryan's speech. another 2,000 were in an overflow room. ryan told the crowd of cheering supporters that it's time for a change. thousands poured in through the security checkpoint at west springfield high school, 3,400 bought tickets tor
. >>> do we want to stay in the path that president obama has placed us upon? >> that is republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan speaking before thousands of enthusiastic supporters in springfield, virginia, today. ryan wrapped up his rally at west springfield high school a short time ago. peggy fox joins us now with the details. >> reporter: a capacity crowd of 1,500 filled the west springfield high school gym to hear paul ryan's speech. another 2,000 were in an...
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they won't talk to me. >> i haven't spoken to president obama since last summer. i'm the chairman of the budget committee. we don't just-- he calls us and has us come meet with him. >> pelley: cbs news will bring you live coverage of governor romney's acceptance speech tonight at 10:00 eastern time, that is 7:00 in the west. the psychiatrist who treated james holmes a few weeks before the colorado theater massacre spoke publicly for the first time today. she testified at a hearing to determine whether prosecutors can have a notebook that holmes sent to her. john blackstone is at the courthouse in colorado. john. >> reporter: scott, today, james holmes came face to face with the psychiatrist who once treated him at the university of colorado. now, dr. lynne fenton told the court their doctor-patient relationship ended on june 11. on that day, dr. fenton said, she reported concerns to the campus police. the next day, holmes' access card to the university was canceled. now, more than a month later, on july 19, the day before the shooting, holmes put a package in the
they won't talk to me. >> i haven't spoken to president obama since last summer. i'm the chairman of the budget committee. we don't just-- he calls us and has us come meet with him. >> pelley: cbs news will bring you live coverage of governor romney's acceptance speech tonight at 10:00 eastern time, that is 7:00 in the west. the psychiatrist who treated james holmes a few weeks before the colorado theater massacre spoke publicly for the first time today. she testified at a hearing...
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so we thought this would be a good time to ask the republicans what they would do about health care. first, dean reynolds with the santorum campaign. dean? >> reporter: scott, senator santorum-- like the other republican candidates-- gets some of his loudest applause when he says his top priority will be to repeal the national health care law which president obama signed two years ago. >> senator, i know you're opposed to the national health care law, but i'm a little vague on what you would do instead of it. >> not romneycare, not obamacare not government mandated health care or government controlled health care. >> reporter: santorum's alternative would be a major overhaul centered on what he calls health savings accounts. they would involve businesses paying less to insure their workers and have more to pay workers in wages. the employees, in turn, would use the money to set up those tax-free health savings accounts for routine medical care. checkups, vaccinations, and so forth. >> reporter: what if you don't have to money to put into health savings accounts? >> what i've proposed
so we thought this would be a good time to ask the republicans what they would do about health care. first, dean reynolds with the santorum campaign. dean? >> reporter: scott, senator santorum-- like the other republican candidates-- gets some of his loudest applause when he says his top priority will be to repeal the national health care law which president obama signed two years ago. >> senator, i know you're opposed to the national health care law, but i'm a little vague on what...
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the president, and the republican governor, have disagreements over many things, including immigration policy, and their debate continued on the tarmac. the president took issue with the governor's new book in which she claims that the president lectured her and of the condescending to her in an oval office meeting. we spoke to governor brewer today about the meeting on the tarmac. chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell has that. she's traveling with the president in colorado tonight. norah. >> reporter: scott, immigration is always a hot-button political issue, but it got personal when the president met with the republican governor of arizona. it's this picture with the republican governor's finger in the president's face that has jan brewer on the defensive today. >> i don't believe i was disrespectful. i went there, again, as i said, i was happy to share with him what arizona has done, the arizona comeback. >> reporter: the confrontation happened on the tarmac after air force one landed just outside phoenix yesterday. >> he wants to talk about amnesty. i want to talk about
the president, and the republican governor, have disagreements over many things, including immigration policy, and their debate continued on the tarmac. the president took issue with the governor's new book in which she claims that the president lectured her and of the condescending to her in an oval office meeting. we spoke to governor brewer today about the meeting on the tarmac. chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell has that. she's traveling with the president in colorado tonight....
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nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that requires the unemployed to take any work that's available. jobs are on the minds of 18,000 people who work for eastman kodak. the storied company based in rochester, new york since 1888, filed for bankruptcy today. it plans to reorganize to stay in business. that's what formerly bankrupt general motors did, and tonight nearly three years after taxpayers rescued the company g. m. says it's back on top. new sales figures show g. m. sold more than 9 million vehicles last year, better than volkswagen or toyota. g. m. now reclaims the title of world's top selling auto company. we were surprised to hear today that it was the passengers of the costa concordia who called for help, not captain or the crew. when the cruise ship collided with a reef and sank off the coast of italy last friday night. at least eleven people were k
nominee will go up against barack obama, they want gingrich in there, as one vote put it to bloody the president's nose. >> pelley: thanks very much. later in the broadcast, we will take you back to south carolina for elaine quijano's look at a controversial new rule that requires the unemployed to take any work that's available. jobs are on the minds of 18,000 people who work for eastman kodak. the storied company based in rochester, new york since 1888, filed for bankruptcy today. it...
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republican new jersey governor and romney supporter chris christie repeatedly praised the president's performance and his compassion. >> you're going t it to be okay. everybody is safe. >> reporter: today, mr. obama was back in campaign mode, deriding governor romney's promise to bring change to washington. >> another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy isn't change. >> no! >> turning medicare into a voucher is change, but we don't want that change. >> reporter: the president's schedule over the next five days tells you a lot about his campaign strategy. he'll be spending a great deal of time in ohio and wisconsin, trying to build a midwest firewall to prevent governor romney, scott, from getting 270 electoral votes. >> pelley: well, nancy, governor romney went hunting for votes today in another swing state, virginia. and jan crawford is covering his campaign. >> we really can't have four more years like the last four years. i know the-- the obama folks are chanting four more years, four more years. but our chant is this-- five more days. >> reporter: at a hal nevirginia, a ca
republican new jersey governor and romney supporter chris christie repeatedly praised the president's performance and his compassion. >> you're going t it to be okay. everybody is safe. >> reporter: today, mr. obama was back in campaign mode, deriding governor romney's promise to bring change to washington. >> another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy isn't change. >> no! >> turning medicare into a voucher is change, but we don't want that change....
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so far, congressional republicans are not buying it. danielle nottingham has a look at what is shaping up to be an election year spending showdown. >> president obama rolled out his 2013 budget monday and launched an election year battle over the deficit. he is pitching a $3.8 trillion plan that includes $350 billion to stimulate job growth. the president told a crowd of supporters at a northern virginia community college that $8 billion would be dedicated to help schools train workers. >> at a time when our economy is growing and creating jobs at a faster clip, we have to do everything in our power to keep
so far, congressional republicans are not buying it. danielle nottingham has a look at what is shaping up to be an election year spending showdown. >> president obama rolled out his 2013 budget monday and launched an election year battle over the deficit. he is pitching a $3.8 trillion plan that includes $350 billion to stimulate job growth. the president told a crowd of supporters at a northern virginia community college that $8 billion would be dedicated to help schools train workers....
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where the last gallup poll shows him running neck and neck with republican mitt romney. any loss of hispanic voters in swing states could swing the election, but polls show that votes mr. obama loses on this issue could be more than made up by votes he wins on issues like the economy and immigration. >> pelley: bill, thank you. some politicians have lost elections after endorsing same-sex marriage. it happened to a democrat running for congress in new york city, and elaine quijano met him today. elaine. >> reporter: well, scott, no single issue cost democrats the new york congressional seat they held since 1923, but democratic candidate david rep ren's support of same-sex marriage deeply offended some of the orthodox jews. >> it shouldn't have been an issue in the campaign. it already passed in the assembly a number of times before i got there. so it was kind of a side issue that was used kind of as a wedge issue in the campaign. >> reporter: for people who insist that this is a religious issue, this is a moral issue, you say? >> i say, you know, we can't legislate, as s
where the last gallup poll shows him running neck and neck with republican mitt romney. any loss of hispanic voters in swing states could swing the election, but polls show that votes mr. obama loses on this issue could be more than made up by votes he wins on issues like the economy and immigration. >> pelley: bill, thank you. some politicians have lost elections after endorsing same-sex marriage. it happened to a democrat running for congress in new york city, and elaine quijano met him...
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today after native son, paul ryan, joined the republican ticket. in ohio, the gender gap has tightened by eight points, though the president still leads among women there by a healthy 13 points. only in florida has mr. obama's support among women increased by five points, giving him a 12-point advantage among female voters. it's seniors president struggles with in florida. our poll found he has behind romney by a full 13 points among seniors. in 2008, president obama lost florida seniors to john macane but by a smaller margin, eight points. part of the president's problem is his health care law is unpopular inia florida, particularly among seniors. 50% of floridians over 65 say they disapprove of the law. >> florida seniors are facing a health care crisis. >> reporter: their position has been reinforced by millions of dollars worth of ads from republican groups aimed directly at floridians on medicare. seniors are important to both parties because they are reliable voters. they make up 13% of the population but 16% of the electorate. the obama camp
today after native son, paul ryan, joined the republican ticket. in ohio, the gender gap has tightened by eight points, though the president still leads among women there by a healthy 13 points. only in florida has mr. obama's support among women increased by five points, giving him a 12-point advantage among female voters. it's seniors president struggles with in florida. our poll found he has behind romney by a full 13 points among seniors. in 2008, president obama lost florida seniors to...